William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been done so many times in so many ways it has almost become a cliché. Almost. Almost. We’ve seen Baz Lurhmann do it as a brawl on Venice Beach, and Leonard Bernstein take it to a Westside Story. I’ve seen many different interpretations myself—but I’ve never seen it done as a […]
The Auckland Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opens this week at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
Could you do with a laugh? When you look at the state of the world today – Ukraine, tariffs, inflation, Gaza, homelessness, unemployment, the ‘C’ word – it’s almost certain you could use some light relief. The Play That Goes Wrong is guaranteed to break the gloom just as it has done for the past 10 years […]
PETER PAN is back for the school holidays in this new adaptation about the mischievous little boy who flies towards the “second star to the right and straight on ’til morning,” to reach his beloved Neverland.
Red, White and Brass is a story that needed to be told, first on film (screenplay by Halaifonua Finau and Damon Fepulea’i, directed by Damon Fepulea’i) and now retold on stage in this wonderful adaption by Leki Jackson-Bourke. It is a story of passion and identity. And how to be a fan.
HYPERSPACE is a slick and joyous celebration of disco dance meets kapa haka, complete with a Shakespearean twist. It has it all. It touches your heart and digs deep. You are laughing but feeling a resounding truth. Something everybody knows — that looking good and moving your body is cool and fun and we are all […]
Proudly Prog. I think that best describes Paul McLaney’s relationship with the much-derided musical genre.
Now halfway through their 2019 North American tour, Black Grace has received a raft of stunning reviews for their programme which will be offered to Auckland audiences with One Night Only playing at the ASB Waterfront Theatre on Saturday 23 November. Extra tickets for this performance have recently been released for public sale.
The critically acclaimed theatrical experience ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY – the hit comedy that condenses all three movies into 60 minutes of side-splitting fun – is coming to Auckland this November.
Orwell’s 1984 is no longer just a seminal piece of literature. It has been successfully adapted for the stage and lucky for us is playing as part of the Auckland Art Festival at the ASB Waterfront Theatre. The 13th Floor’s Neesha Bremner attended opening night.